Jul
31
2015
Uprising’s guest expert Cristina Mislan, Assistant Professor of Journalism Studies, Missouri School of Journalism, analyzes today’s news headlines:
Jewish Israeli settlers set fire to two Palestinian homes in the West Bank this morning, killing a toddler, and injuring four others. The baby was 18-month old Ali Saad Dawabsha. The arsonists spray painted the Star of David on the walls of the burned homes and scrawled the word “revenge.” According to the …
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Jul
31
2015
GUEST: Anand Gopal is the author of No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes. He served as an Afghanistan correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and The Christian Science Monitor, and has reported on the Middle East and South Asia for Harper’s, The Nation, The New Republic, Foreign Policy, and other publications.
*This segment was originally broadcast on July 7, 2015.
The issue of …
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Jul
31
2015
GUEST: Noam Chomsky, is a legendary political analyst, professor emeritus of linguistics at MIT, author of over 100 books.
*This segment was originally broadcast on June 30, 2015.
The issue of “National Security” is constantly invoked by politicians and the media as justifications for war and surveillance. Since the September 11th attacks, the US has launched endless wars that have ironically made us less safe and built an unprecedented network …
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Jul
31
2015
GUEST: Lennard Davis, author of Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights.
July 26, 2015, marked the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a landmark piece of legislation signed by President George H. W. Bush. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin, was the most important piece of legislation impacting one fifth of the population, who are people …
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Jul
31
2015
On this episode of Uprising with Sonali: Cristina Mislan analyses breaking news of the day. Plus, how Afghans view the US war with journalist Anand Gopal, and what motivates US Empire building with Noam Chomsky, on the Henry A. Wallace National Security Forum. And, 25 years after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we’ll speak with author Lennard Davis about his new book Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with …
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Jul
30
2015
Uprising’s guest expert Chenjerai Kumanyika, Assistant Professor of Communications Studies at Clemson University, analyzes to day’s news headlines:
Cincinnati officials have finally made progress in the case of an unarmed African American man named Samuel Dubose who was killed on July 19th by Officer Ray Tensing. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters released body cam video footage of the encounter yesterday and announced a murder charge against Tensing, who is due to …
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Jul
30
2015
GUEST: Dr Garrett Adams is a longtime pediatrician in Louisville, Ky. He is past president of Physicians for a National Health Program, and just wrote an essay on Medicare entitled, “Celebrate Medicare’s 50th Birthday By Expanding It To All.”
While the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act found that a majority of Americans now support President Obama’s signature health plan, even bigger majorities support the government run plans of …
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Jul
30
2015
GUEST: Per Espen Stoknes, a psychologist specializing in Climate and environmental strategies, economic psychology, and energy systems. He is the author of the new book ‘What We Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action’.
This interview was originally broadcast on May 20, 2015.
The warming of our planet is unarguably the greatest existential threat facing the human species, and for that matter, most other species. The release of …
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Jul
30
2015
Published by Truthdig.com on July 29, 2015
The 2013 death of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, confirmed this week, should have marked the end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. But the fates of the two main leaders identified as responsible for the 9/11 attacks—Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar—are only milestones. Thanks to the destructive nature of the U.S. war, many newer and more formidable enemies …
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Jul
30
2015
On this episode of Uprising with Sonali: Chenjerai Kumanyika analyses breaking news of the day. Plus, on the 50th anniversary of Medicare, we’ll turn to Dr. Garrett Adams of Physicians for a National Health Program, to explain why Medicare has been so successful and why expanding it is imperative. And, Per Espen Stoknes, a Norwegian psychologist, tackles the psychology of climate change – he’s the author of What We Think About When We Try Not …
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